。 it's been a {ℓσηg уєαя} 。

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

"But...How do we get there?" Lane asked, squinting at the map.

[deepwallow]

"That's for you to think!" Jaxx said. "That's why I need Tallsy's help! I can't get in to Mistress!" He says with a sniffle. "I'm too tiny."

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

"Oh," he stated, "Lovely. I've never seen this room before in my life."

[deepwallow]

"The Humys hid it." Jaxx said. "Locked. Mistress away. Didn't want her to be free again. Didn't want another humy to be with her, like old humy was." He explained. But then he smile and bounced on his feet. "But you here! You can free her!"

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Lane clasped his hands and looked thoughtful, "Well, I suppose I can try to look for it."

[deepwallow]

Jaxx squealed in glee and jumped, hugging Lane around the neck. "Yay! Mistress will be free!!!" He said happily. But then there were footsteps as a familiar voice called out Lane's name. It was Blair! Jaxx blinked and yelped before letting Lane go and scrambling under one of the many shelves, hiding

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"Um..I'm in here!" Lane called, rolling up the map quickly.

Blaire peeked his head in, "Lane, what are you doing here?"

"Well.."

[deepwallow]

Out of the corner of his eye, Lane could see a bit of Jaxx's yellow eyes peeping at him from his hiding spot. However, blessedly, the little imp stayed silent, not uttering a word

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

"I was just bored and wanted to explore.." Lane shrugged.

Blaire frowned, "Well, come on. I brought you some snacks."

[deepwallow]

Jaxx hunkered back down in his hiding space as the two walked out, waving slightly to Lane before disappearing (hmmm... When to skip to....)

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

(We gotta figure out how Lane finds the room..)

[deepwallow]

Hmmm... There will be some sort of secret entrance to get into the room, but instead of being on the same floor as the room itself, it will be in the basement. That will make it harder to find))

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/nodnod Okay)

It was the next few days that Lane was scouring the mansion, trying to find this room that was on the map, but he'd never seen before. It really drove him up the wall that he couldn't find it and Lane's erratic behavior was starting to worry Blaire.

[deepwallow]

When Blaire wasn't looking over Lane's shoulder or carefully watching the boy, Jaxx was there to help in his seach, just as or even more determined to find his long lost mistress. They began their search upstairs where the room was supposed to be, but so far they had no success. "Should be a secret entrance!" Jaxx whimpered as they tried in one of the rooms next to "her room."

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Lane frowned, "But if it's hidden, how the hell will we find it?"

[deepwallow]

"Searching!" Jaxx said, as if It were obvious. The little Imp sat on the floor and scratched his chin. "Hmmm... You're a humy! We're would you put a secret?" He asked, looking at. Lane with his head tilted to one side

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Lane rubbed his chin and frowned, "The basement."

[deepwallow]

"Then to the basement! But other humy might see us." Jaxx said, glancing at the door. He was talking about Blaire. "He gonna ask questions. Don't tell him about Mistress!" Jaxx begged, grabbing Lane's pants leg

[нαℓƒ~мσση]

Lane patted Jaxx's head gently, "I won't tell him. Don't worry."

[deepwallow]

Jaxx smiles and nods, letting go of him. "Yay! Then let's go! Wanna free Mistress!" He says, practically bouncing with excitement